Misleading conclusion

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 377-

  Klatser, Paul ^a   Anthony, Richard ^a   Den Hertog, Alice ^a   Leeflang, Mariska ^a   Boer, Kimberly ^a  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CULTURE;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 77949506249     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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